Have you ever met a person who was
obnoxious/hateful/tactless/distasteful/just downright disagreeable? A person
who, upon first meeting them, was one who you wished you would never meet
again. It is that one person who you try to avoid because of their actions and
words. Skip to a few years later. You meet that person again and something
seems a bit different about them. This person has a different demeanor about
them. While his words at one time littered with “foul language,” these words no
longer flow freely from his mouth. While his actions were that which lacked
self control, he is now more thoughtful of what his actions may do to others.
There is a discernible change in everything this person does and it is a change
for the better. There are many things which can cause a person to make such a
change. The death of a loved one can cause a person to come to the realization
that life is brief (Jam.4:14) and a
change must be made. There are many who have made a change due to the birth of
a child. Sometimes the problems of life are enough to make one come to his
senses and realize that something needs to change and soon (Luke 15:17). It may end up being for
the reason that two men made an important change in their lives. Over the next
few days we will be studying about these brothers as we look at “James and
John: The Sons of Thunder.”
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